ReviewCancer research2014
Discovery of mesothelin and exploiting it as a target for immunotherapy.
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166 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 249 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of serum autoantibodies as biomarkers for pancreatic cancer detection.Oncotarget · 2016Pooled it
- Ad-SGE-DKK3 Gene Therapy Overcomes Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Pleural Mesothelioma.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025Trial
- Evaluation of Innate Immune System, Body Habitus, and Sex on the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Anetumab Ravtansine in Patients With Cancer.Clinical and translational science · 2025Trial
- Randomized trial of anetumab ravtansine and pembrolizumab compared to pembrolizumab for mesothelioma.Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Trial
- Phase I/IIa Trial of BMS-986148, an Anti-mesothelin Antibody-drug Conjugate, Alone or in Combination with Nivolumab in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2022Trial
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- An inducible signal 1 booster overcomes limited access to antigen for solid tumor cell therapy.Molecular therapy. Oncology · 2026Article
- Human biomarker navigator.iMeta · 2026Review
- A tumor-on-a-chip for in vitro study of CAR-T cell immunotherapy in solid tumors.Nature biotechnology · 2026Article
- The Role of Mesothelin in Gynecological Tumors and Its Significance in Targeted Therapies-A Review.Cancers · 2026Review
- Advancing immunotherapy via multiple immune cells co-engagement.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Mesothelin is a surface antigen present on human meningioma and can be effectively targeted by CAR T-cells.Neuro-oncology · 2025Article
- Mesothelin as a biomarker and potential therapeutic target in rheumatoid arthritis bone destruction.Cell reports. Medicine · 2025Article
- Exploring the therapeutic use and outcome of antibody-drug conjugates in ovarian cancer treatment.Oncogene · 2025Review
- Mesothelin (MSLN) is Highly Expressed in Triple Negative Breast Cancer and is Associated with Enhanced Cell Proliferation and Proinflammatory Tumor Microenvironment.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Enhancing mesothelin CAR T cell therapy for pancreatic cancer with an oncolytic herpes virus boosting CAR target antigen expression.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2025Article
- Molecular Mechanisms of Tumor Progression and Novel Therapeutic and Diagnostic Strategies in Mesothelioma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- The potential of chimeric antigen receptor -T cell therapy for endocrine cancer.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Review
- Targeting mesothelin-CD24 axis repolarizes tumor-associated macrophages to potentiate PD-1 blockade therapy in high-grade serous ovarian cancer.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2025Article
- Mesothelin-Mediated Paclitaxel Phase-Shifted Nanodelivery System for Molecular Ultrasound Imaging and Targeted Therapy Potential in Ovarian Cancer.Current drug delivery · 2025Article
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Abstract
We have recently reported that an immunotoxin targeting mesothelin produced durable major tumor regressions in patients with extensive treatment-refractory mesothelioma. These unprecedented tumor responses have prompted us to review how mesothelin was discovered and the advances that led to these tumor responses. This review is not comprehensive but focuses on major developments over the past 20 years since mesothelin was first identified in our laboratory. Mesothelin is a cell-surface glycoprotein whose expression in normal human tissues is restricted to mesothelial cells. Because it is highly expressed by many solid tumors, it is an attractive immunotherapy target. Antibody-based therapies currently in clinical trials include an immunotoxin, a chimeric monoclonal antibody, and an antibody drug conjugate. In addition, a mesothelin tumor vaccine and a mesothelin- chimeric antigen receptor are being evaluated in the clinic. SS1P, an anti-mesothelin immunotoxin, was the first mesothelin-directed therapy to enter the clinic, and its use showed that mesothelin-targeted therapy was safe in patients. More importantly, our recent work has shown that SS1P in combination with pentostatin and cyclophosphamide can result in durable tumor regression in patients with advanced mesothelioma and opens up the possibility that such an approach can benefit patients with many common cancers.
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